SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Data in the Optical Domain Networks (DOD-N)
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- BAA03-19
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2004
- Point of Contact
- Jagdeep Shah, DARPA Program Manager, Phone 000-000-0000, Fax 703-696-2206,
- E-Mail Address
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none
- Description
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Contracts Management Office (CMO), 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. DATA IN THE OPTICAL DOMAIN NETWORKS (DOD-N), SOL BAA 03-19, DUE 053003, POC JAGDEEP SHAH, DARPA/MTO, PHONE (703) 696-2253, FAX (703) 696-2206, ELECTRONIC MAIL: BAA03-19@DARPA.MIL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of technology for a dynamic routing and packet switching optical Network that keeps Data in the Optical Domain (DOD-N). Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvement to the existing state of practice. The objective of this program is to demonstrate technology for a dynamic routing and packet switching optical Network that keeps Data in the Optical Domain (DOD-N), thus eliminating the need for any Optical-to-Electrical-to-Optical (OEO) conversions, as well as removing other bottlenecks in the current communications systems. The program will investigate the overall system framework for such a DOD-N network, encompassing hardware, architecture and protocols for the nodes as well as the entire network of interconnected nodes, control and management issues, and applications. The focus of the program will be to demonstrate the physical layer technologies (hardware) that will be essential for the realization of such DOD-N networks, including a highly scalable optical data router (ODR) consisting of a chip-scale integrated optical data plane (ODP), ultimately with single or multiple monolithic chips, interfaced with a control plane that may employ traditional electronics. A major goal of the program is to demonstrate such ODRs for different types of nodes with high throughput, multiple input/output ports, high signal integrity, high signal-to-noise ratio and high scalability. Additional goals of the DOD-N Program are to investigate and optimize the architecture and protocols for a network of such ODRs, internal architecture and protocols for ODRs for different types of nodes, the impact of these architectures and protocols on hardware specifications and vice versa, and potential applications. Details of the performance goals may be found in BAA 03-19 Proposer Information Pamphlet referenced below. For the development of dynamic routing and packet switching networks that keep data in the optical domain, DARPA seeks innovative proposals in the following areas: I. Optical Data Router (ODR) The first major area of interest of the DOD-N Program is the development and demonstration of highly scalable greater than 100 terabits per second (Tb/s)) optical data routers (ODRs) for the access, edge and core nodes of a WDM network with a chip-scale integrated optical data plane (ODP), ultimately with a single or multiple monolithic chips. The data must remain in the optical domain (no Optical-to-Electrical (O/E) or Electrical-to-Optical (E/O) conversions). The control and management plane can employ traditional electronics, but fast management (e.g. bit by bit) at the physical layer will employ all-photonic techniques. Interface between the optical data plane and the (electronic) control plane must be developed. Technologies underlying an optical data router include, but are not limited to, ultra-fast photonic switch fabric, ultra-fast photonic logic for synchronization, header/label processing and other applications, multi-wavelength optical regenerators, wavelength converters, optical add-drop multiplexers, optical isolators, optical monitoring, control plane electronics, optical delay lines on a chip, and optical random access memory. II. Architectures for DOD-N Networks The second major area of interest is to investigate and optimize the architecture for DOD-N optical routing and packet-switching network. Architectures and protocols need to be investigated and optimized for the overall network connecting many ODRs, and the impact of these on the hardware specifications for the ODRs and vice versa needs to be examined for the benefit of both the areas of interest. Architecture and protocols for the individual nodes, including communication between the optical data plane and the control plane, also need to be investigated and optimized. Architectures with limited buffers need to be investigated. Additional information on these technology areas is provided in the Areas of Interest section of the BAA 03-19 Proposer Information Pamphlet referenced below. PROGRAM SCOPE The DOD-N program will consist of an 18 month Phase I effort followed by an optional Phase II (18 months) and Phase III (12 months). Organizations wishing to participate in Phase II and Phase III should include them as options in their proposal (separate options for each phase). Multiple awards totaling $40M to $60M over four years are anticipated. Collaborative efforts/teaming are strongly encouraged. The program will also support some very innovative individual investigator or small group efforts. Cost sharing is not required and is not an evaluation criterion, but is encouraged where there is a reasonable probability of a potential commercial application related to the proposed research and development effort. Questions concerning this BAA may be directed to the technical POC for this effort, Dr. Jagdeep Shah, phone: (703) 696-2253, fax: (703) 696-2206, electronic mail: jshah@darpa.mil. GENERAL INFORMATION Proposers must obtain a pamphlet entitled ?BAA 03-19, Data in the Optical Domain Networks (DOD-N), Proposer Information Pamphlet? which provides further information on the objectives of DOD-N BAA, the submission, evaluation, and funding processes, proposal formats, and other general information. This pamphlet may be obtained from the FedBizOpps website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/, the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.darpa.mil/ or by fax, electronic mail, or mail request to the administrative contact address given below. Proposals not meeting the format described in the pamphlet may not be reviewed. An original and nine (9) copies of the full proposal as specified in the Proposer Information Pamphlet, along with two (2) electronic copies (i.e., two separate disks) must be submitted to DARPA/MTO, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714 (Attn.: BAA 03-19) on or before 4:00 p.m., local time, Friday, May 30, 2003, in order to be considered during the initial round of selections; however, proposals received after this deadline may be received and evaluated up to one year from date of posting on FedBizOpps. File formats for the electronic copies shall be PDF and MS-Word-readable. Media for each copy may be a single CD-ROM, a single 100 Megabyte Iomega Zip (registered) disk, or a single 3.5-inch High Density MS-DOS formatted 1.44 Megabyte diskette. Each disk must be clearly labeled with BAA 03-19, proposer organization, proposal title (short title recommended), and Copy number __ of 2. Full proposals submitted after the due date specified in the BAA may be selected contingent upon the availability of funds. This notice, in conjunction with the BAA 03-19 Proposer Information Pamphlet, constitutes the total BAA. No additional information is available, nor will a formal RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement be issued. Requests for the same will be disregarded. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal which shall be considered by DARPA. Input on technical aspects of the proposals may be solicited by DARPA from non-Government consultants /experts who are bound by appropriate non-disclosure requirements. Non-Government technical consultants/experts will not have access to proposals that are labeled by their offerors as ?Government Only?. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals; however, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of research in Technologies for Optical Networks that keep Data in the Optical Domain (DOD-N). All administrative correspondence and questions on this solicitation, including requests for information on how to submit a proposal abstract or full proposal to this BAA, should be directed to one of the administrative addresses below; e-mail or fax is preferred. DARPA intends to use electronic mail and fax for correspondence regarding BAA 03-19. Proposals and proposal abstracts may not be submitted by fax or e-mail; any so sent will be disregarded. DARPA encourages use of the WWW for retrieving the Proposer Information Pamphlet and any other related information that may subsequently be provided. EVALUATION CRITERIA Evaluation of proposal abstracts and full proposals will be accomplished through a technical review of each proposal using the following criteria, which are listed in descending order of relative importance: (l) overall scientific and technical merit, (2) potential contribution and relevance to DARPA mission, (3) plans and capability to accomplish technology transition, (4) offeror's capabilities and related experience, and (5) cost realism. Note: cost realism will only be significant in proposals which have significantly under or over-estimated the cost to complete their effort. The administrative addresses for this BAA are: Fax: (703) 696-2206 (Addressed to: DARPA/MTO, BAA 03-19), Electronic Mail: BAA03-19@darpa.mil Mail: DARPA/MTO, ATTN: BAA 03-19 3701 North Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22203-1714 This announcement and the Proposer Information Pamphlet may be retrieved via the WWW at URL http://www.darpa.mil/ in the solicitations area.
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